Thursday, September 4, 2008

Found this on one of the websites, which probably many of us are lack in; whether is it among your families or relatives or friends or Cg or even Connect group.

Hope this would bless you all. ^_^
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As Christians we believe in love! Love for God and others, for "God is Love"! (1Jn.4:8) That's our religion--Love!

Love is everything, for without love there is nothing--No friends, no families, no fathers or mothers or children or health or happiness or God or Heaven--there could be none of these without Love! And none of these is possible without God, for He is Love!

For if we have real love, we can't face a needy situation without doing something about it. We can't just pass by the poor man on the road to Jericho! We must take action like the Samaritan did! (see Lk.10:25-37.) Many people today say, "Oh, I'm so sorry, how sad!" But compassion must be put into action! That's the difference between pity and compassion: Pity just feels sorry; compassion does something about it!

We must demonstrate our faith by our works, and love can seldom be proven without tangible manifestation in action. To say you love someone and yet not try to help them physically in whatever way they may need--food, clothing, shelter, and so on--this is not love! True, the need for real love is a spiritual need, but it must be manifested physically in works--"Faith which worketh by love"! (Gal.5:6)

For "greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends!" (Jn.15:13) The sharing of ourselves, our love and our life with others, is the greatest of all sharing and our ultimate goal, as well as our present means to that end.

In fact, this is why God created man to begin with: to love--to love and enjoy Him forever and to try to help others to do the same! It was God who created love and gave man the need to love and be loved, and it is He alone who can satisfy the deepest yearning of every human soul for total love and complete understanding.

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